Frank's ranche, or, My holiday in the Rockies : being a contribution to the inquiry into what we are to do with our boys . tfoolishly scrambled up one side of it in orderto make a short cut over the mountain towardshome, and a risky climb it was; but onreaching the top we were rewarded by a finenew view of the whole valley. There is a remarkable echo up this canon,equal, I have no doubt, to that celebrated oneat Killarney which, if asked How do you do,Paddy Blake ? will answer Pretty well, Ithank you. Monday we walked up the foothills to lookfor some grouse and prairie chickens to shoot,but co
Frank's ranche, or, My holiday in the Rockies : being a contribution to the inquiry into what we are to do with our boys . tfoolishly scrambled up one side of it in orderto make a short cut over the mountain towardshome, and a risky climb it was; but onreaching the top we were rewarded by a finenew view of the whole valley. There is a remarkable echo up this canon,equal, I have no doubt, to that celebrated oneat Killarney which, if asked How do you do,Paddy Blake ? will answer Pretty well, Ithank you. Monday we walked up the foothills to lookfor some grouse and prairie chickens to shoot,but could not see any, greatly to my friend \ he had come well providedwith ammunition, both for large and smallgame. Unfortunately our time did not admit 144 MV HOLIDA V of very extended wanderings in search of then called upon neighbour McD., an oldrancher who has had many rough experiences,and who tells long stories of perils he hadundergone in the early Californian golddiggings and in fights with Indians. On hisranche he has built a nice little house, ofwhich I made the accompanying sketch. A. NEIGHBOUR COTTAGE. house of this description, of wood planking,comprising two good-sized rooms and akitchen on the ground floor, and two bed-rooms, can be built for about 250 dollars. He compelled us to stay to dinner. Hiswife, an active good-looking Canadian body,bustled about and prepared us an excellentdinner of hashed chicken, sweet takes, coffee, IN THE ROCKIES. 145 and apple tart. She waited upon us at tableand urged us to eat, and was pleased to seewith what excellent appetites we fell to. Shewas gratified at the well-merited praise welavished on her cooking. After dinner, we had what I may call amusical evening. Frank gave us some songs,and his friend accompanied him on the guitar. On Tuesday we drove for fifteen milesacross the prairie to the West Gallatin River,where I was told good fishing may be stayed at a comfortable hotel which hadno li
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